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I took my first peak inside my cylinders today since the engine was installed and was a little surprised at what I saw. I was expecting to see shiny smooth cylinder walls with lots of crosshatch remaining but instead saw what appeared to be splotchy white deposits. The pictures aren’t great but...

I have some questions for those of you that have been through the purchase of a used mid-time engine. What are the customary questions to ask and items to test/inspect? How accommodating are salvages like Wentworth to allowing a pre-buy inspection and to what extent? The engine would be the...

This autopilot is in a 172 that I’ll be flying this weekend. I’ve never seen one like this, wondering if anyone recognizes it and can tell me what model it is or who makes it.

I just got my airplane back from the shop Monday after having a Garmin GTX-345 transponder and a PS Engineering PMA8000BT audio panel installed and wanted to verify the configuration settings are correct. I get a "Not receiving input data on 429 Channel #1" message when I power up followed...

I recently bought a used TKM MX300 to replace the original ARC RT328T in my Cardinal and the COM reception seems really weak and I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions or similar experience. By the time I'm 20-25 nm from the airport the ATIS and departure control are almost unreadable...

The avionics shop wrapped up the installation of the TruTrak Vizion autopilot in my C177B Cardinal last weekend and I braved the cold to go try it out on New Years Day. Installation: The install took about 2 weeks but that included the shop taking a few days off around Christmas, a couple of...

I may need to fly into New Orleans Lakefront airport (KNEW) in the next couple of weeks from the Tulsa, OK area. Flying in from the NW in a single engine piston 20 nm over Lake Pontchartrain doesn't sound too appealing. For those of you in the area, or that fly there regularly, is there typical...

I just did an upgrade and I have a couple of people asking about my old ARC RT-328T NAV/COM radios but I have no idea what they're worth. A quick search found asking prices ranging from $200 to $995. That's a pretty big range. Does anyone have a better idea of what these radios are actually...

Does anyone have any experience with the Pann Yan Aero conversion kit? The kit includes all of the parts necessary to convert a Lycoming O-320 to a 180 HP O-360. The kit is intended to allow you to have your own mechanic or shop install the kit during an overhaul. The kit is $9,800 and...

I'll be in San Diego this Sunday through Tuesday and would like to do a flight tour while I'm there. Can anyone recommend a flight school and CFI in the area that would be willing to do this? So far I've done flight tours like this in Maui, Colorado, New Orleans, & Chicago. It's a great way...